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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Energy was published in the Senate section on pages S9984-S9985 on Sept. 13, 2005.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS
The following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:
By Mr. KYL (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Santorum, and
Mr. Coburn):
S. 1689. A bill to state the policy of the United States on international taxation; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Ms. Snowe):
S. 1690. A bill to provide for flexibility and improvements in elementary and secondary education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. CRAIG (for himself and Mr. Sessions):
S. 1691. A bill to amend selected statutes to clarify existing Federal law as to the treatment of students privately educated at home under State law; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CONRAD (for himself, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Johnson,
Mrs. Murray, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Dayton, Ms. Cantwell, and Mrs. Clinton):
S. 1692. A bill to provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. KYL:
S. 1693. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the temporary expensing of equipment used in refining of liquid fuels; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BURR (for himself and Mr. Allen):
S. 1694. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to submit to Congress a report describing the method by which existing reporting systems within the Department of Energy can be coordinated to provide timely reporting of significant supply interruptions in the transmission of petroleum and petroleum-related products; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Mr. Leahy):
S. 1695. A bill to provide the Secretary of Agriculture with additional authority and funding to provide emergency relief, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, to victims of Hurricane Katrina and related conditions; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Lott, Ms.
Landrieu, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Cochran, and Mr. Shelby):
S. 1696. A bill to provide tax relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina, to provide incentives for charitable giving, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
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